Bukan, Iran

Bukan, Iran

Bukan (in Kurdish also called: Bokan) is a city south of Lake Urmia about 1,300 metres above sea level. It lies in the West Azarbaijan Province of Iran. According to the 2006 census, its population was 149,340 [ [http://www.gazetteer.de/wg.php?x=1132994138&men=gcis&lng=en&gln=xx&des=gamelan&dat=200&geo=-106&srt=pnan&col=aohdqcfbeimg&pt=a&va=x&geo=-1904 Gazatteer] ] making it the fourth most populous city of the province.

The name "Bukan" is derived from Kurdish word "Bûk" meaning "bride" so the word Bukan means "The Brides". Fact|date=May 2007The population of Bukan is Kurdish.Fact|date=May 2007

References

External links

* [http://iranica.com Bukan] entry in the Encyclopædia Iranica


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